I've removed you from my weird list Chris, moving you to 'modern iconoclast' with an 'invite to parties' star. The only higher plane is 'brings more beer than she drinks and brings a sister not an alter'. I shall have one of the group imps admonish the Heretic for his error. The normal sanction would be a week in Clearwater, but he is a repeat offender and may need two weeks or the full half-hour tour of Bolton architecture.

Sorry. I was informed of my error in the time line.. you were in charged when joined ME.. the weird fellow was meant as humorous. . تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others

Don't let yourself get distracted, Allan! I am the evil bitch here! You need to fight with me!

Am Mittwoch, 25. März 2015 schrieb :

If you are so neutral why are you promoting the benefits of war.. Are you for war or against war.. your lip flapping is anything but neutral. It does not take bravery to be neutral but rather cowardice. . Those wanting to profit from war while hiding. .

I do not like .. i have seen the harm it does and there is no neutrality.

Neutrality kept Switzerland out of fighting wars. Wars are immoral. Judges in order to do their job right have to remain neutral. Parents should as well remain neutral. Staying neutral takes more bravery than taking sides. As an example, some countries and some people find homosexuality immoral. In those situations, it takes courage to take a neutral stand regarding homosexuals. Neutrality shows fearless and unconditional respect.Who is to say what is moral and what is not. And something regarded as morally correct at one time can be regarded as immorally wrong at another time.

I think that all of us agree that the negative consequences of war far out weight any of the few positive consequences. The positive consequences of war can be realized by other means, especially in the modern times that we live in.:1. The advance of knowledge and technology can be realized by universities and government and private projects with monetary and merit rewards. 2. People can mix their cultures, knowledge and genes via tourism and exchange projects and the internet.3. Protection against aggressors can be attempted by diplomacy and sanctions.4. Over population can be reduced by education, family planing and contraception.5. We can realize that the world has become a lot smaller and that the brotherhood of man has become a lot clearer. We all have a common enemy in that if nature is exploited further we are all threatened. If you love your enemies, then you will not have any.

Switzerland has a lot to teach the world in avoiding wars.On a political level, the keys to this are neutrality and direct democracy.On a personal level, the keys are respect, tolerance, appreciation of diversity,

Examples are:If a part of a canton wants to separate, then accept that fact and let them separate like demonstrated by Jura a few years ago.Small is beautiful concept.as demonstrated by semi autonomy of the cantons and the refusal to join Euro.

Very interesting question you pose Molly.Of course it is very easy to see the many negative consequences to war, which seems to be a part of human nature. I like to believe that there is always 2 sides to everything - positive and negative. War with weapons and fighting with words have some common ground, like you suggest. Being an aggressor in a war and being a bully also share common ground.

The positive consequences of bullying that I can think of are:1. It can make you stronger when you are bullied.2. It shows you who your friends are who come to your aid if you are bullied.3. It allows you to show your friendship by coming to the aid of your friends who are bullied. 4. It allows you to make friends by coming to the aid of strangers who are bullied.5. You can learn from it so that you do not bully others yourself.

The positive consequences of war that I can think of are much more difficult to spot of course:1. It advances knowledge and technology that can be useful in times of peace.2. It allows people to mix their cultures, knowledge and genes.3. It can protect your countrymen and family against aggressors.4. Like natural disasters like floods. earthquakes, fires and epidemics,it can be used to counteract over population.5. We can learn from it. If you love your enemies, like Jesus is claimed to have said, then you will not have any.

On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 12:03:34 AM UTC+1, Molly wrote:

Howard Zinn, http://howardzinn.org/historian, author, professor, playwright, and activist, whose life's work focused on a wide range of issues including race, class, war, and history, and touched the lives of countless people, said "war itself is the enemy of the human race" http://bit.ly/1FwyDUP

We go to war in a variety of ways, big to small. daily (some of us), in interpersonal ways, and over decades, as the human race. Why?